It is a dangerous thing to be satisfied with ourselves.
TERESA OF AVILATruth suffers, but never dies.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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Teach by works more than words.
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People in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.
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Each of us has a soul, but we forget to value it. We don’t remember that we are creatures made in the image of God. We don’t understand the great secrets hidden inside of us.
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Strive to close the eyes of the body and open those of the soul and look into your own heart.
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We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.
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All the troubles of the Church, all the evils in the world, flow from this source: that men do not by clear and sound knowledge and serious consideration penetrate into the truths of Sacred Scripture.
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What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!
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Never affirm anything unless you are sure it is true.
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It is of great importance, when we begin to practise prayer, not to let ourselves be frightened by our own thoughts.
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If you seek to carry no other crosses but those whose reason you understand, perfection is not for you.
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All blessings come to us through our Lord. He will teach us, for in beholding His life we find that He is the best example.
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Love draws forth love.
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True love grows by sacrifice and the more thoroughly the soul rejects natural satisfaction the stronger and more detached its tenderness becomes.
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It is the nature of love to work in a thousand different ways.
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From moment to moment one can bear much.
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